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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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